Stories to Feet Calculator - Building Height from Stories

Estimate total height from a floor-to-floor story model, solve its story equivalent or typical story pitch, and inspect modeled floor elevations. Fractional story equivalents are not verified physical story counts.

Solve for

A floor-to-floor height model. The ground story is included in the story count; fractional counts describe a model equivalent, not a verified physical story count.

Illustrative story-height assumption

These are illustrative assumptions, not standards or verified building-type averages. Use a measured floor-to-floor height when known.

Stories in the height model

The ground story counts as 1. A fractional count represents a partial/model story.

Height result unit

Ground floor and roof/parapet

Ground-story height (optional)

Blank means the same height as the other stories. A supplied height must be positive.

Roof/parapet/mechanical extra (optional)

Blank means 0. This extra is added above the story stack and is not another story.

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Stories To Feet Formula

For S stories including the ground story, the general model below uses ground-story height G, typical upper-story pitch F, and extra roof/parapet/mechanical height E. If the ground story has the same pitch as the others and E = 0, it reduces to H = S × F. This is estimated geometry, not a legal building-height definition.

H = G + (S - 1) \times F + E

Variables:

H is total modeled height, including the roof/parapet/mechanical extra; use a common length unit in the formula
S is the modeled story count, including the ground story as 1; this model requires S ≥ 1
F is typical upper-story floor-to-floor height, not ceiling height; 10 ft is an illustrative assumption, not a standard or verified building-type average

With ground height blank, G = F: story equivalent S = (H − E)/F, and solved pitch F = (H − E)/S. With an explicit G: S = 1 + (H − E − G)/F, and F = (H − E − G)/(S − 1). At S = 1 with a separate G, upper-story pitch is nonunique if H = G + E and otherwise the inputs are inconsistent. Results retain fractional model counts; sampled elevation rows use the true full count and roof height.

Stories to Feet and Meters Conversion Table (Illustrative assumption: 10 ft per story)
Stories	Feet (ft)	Meters (m)
1	10	3.048
2	20	6.096
3	30	9.144
4	40	12.192
5	50	15.240
6	60	18.288
7	70	21.336
8	80	24.384
9	90	27.432
10	100	30.480
12	120	36.576
15	150	45.720
20	200	60.960
25	250	76.200
30	300	91.440
40	400	121.920
50	500	152.400
60	600	182.880
80	800	243.840
100	1000	304.800
* Meters are displayed to 3 decimals. This table assumes uniform 10 ft floor-to-floor stories, the same ground-story height, and no extra roof/parapet height; one modeled story is then 3.048 m. Presets are illustrative assumptions, not standards. Actual buildings vary; use measured pitch and ground/extra heights where known. 1 ft = exactly 0.3048 m.

How to Calculate Stories To Feet?

The following steps outline how to calculate the height in feet (H) using the Stories To Feet formula.

Choose the solve mode. Enter modeled stories S for a height/pitch solve, or measured total height H for a story-equivalent/pitch solve.
For height or story-equivalent mode, choose an illustrative pitch preset or supply a custom floor-to-floor height F. The 3.3 m option is an example, not a standard metric story.
Set optional ground height G and extra height E if known. Blank ground height means G = F; blank extra height means E = 0. Entered options remain active when their section is collapsed.
Select Calculate to solve the chosen equation. A fractional result describes a model equivalent; it is not silently rounded into an actual story count.
Check units and the stated model origin. The elevation table may sample large story counts but retains their actual roof/total height; legal grade and building-height rules may use different measurement bases.

Example Problem:

Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.

Number of stories (S) = 5

Illustrative floor-to-floor pitch F = 10 feet, with ground story the same height and no extra roof/parapet height. The example gives H = 5 × 10 = 50 ft = 15.24 m.